School competition "Echt kuh-l!": State Secretary Nick honours winners
The 20th anniversary of the "Echt kuh-l!" school competition organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was all about school break catering. Under the motto "Food makes

Asoex travels to Asia to lay groundwork for new fruit campaign
Asoex has travelled to Asia to define strategies ahead of the new export season for cherries and other Chilean fruit. During the visit, the delegation met with its Asian counterparts to discuss

Winter storms affect Cape growers
With the latest of a series of winter storms sweeping over the South African Western Cape region, citrus and other fruit growers are facing a difficult period of recovery. For the last ten days

BEHR AG showcased microwaved vegetables at the Fine Food + Drink Symposium
The vegetable grower BEHR from Seevetal presented its microwave vegetable BEHR'S Dampfgenuss at the Symposium Feines Essen + Trinken symposium in Munich on 15 and 16 June. In addition to

South Africa: Winter storms affect growers in the Cape
After the latest in a series of winter storms that swept through South Africa's Western Cape region, growers of citrus and other fruits are facing a difficult period of recovery. Over the past ten

Sweet start to UK cherry season
Driscoll’s UK cherry growers have confirmed that, despite a very British start to the year with plenty of rain and cold, the recent rise in temperature means that their cherries will be bursting

Vietnamese seedless lychees now available in the UK
A first batch of Vietnamese seedless lychees arrived in the UK late last week. This was the fourth specialty fruit of Vietnam exported via the official channel to the UK this year. The shipment

Skup truskawki do przetwórstwa – sytuacja cenowa jest dynamiczna
Początek tegorocznej kampanii zbioru krajowych truskawek przyniósł bardzo negatywne zapowiedzi, jeśli chodzi o ceny skupu owoców do przetwórstwa. Pierwsze propozycje

Czy ostatnie holenderskie cebule zapewniają bonus cenowy?
Z każdym tygodniem sortuje się nieco mniej i teraz tak naprawdę chodzi o ostatnie partie cebuli z magazynu, nie mówiąc już o partiach, które są

Russia: 110 cases of pests or diseases identified in imported products from June 5 to 11
From June 11, the Rosselkhoznadzor has found 110 cases of 16 types of quarantine harmful pests or diseases(KVO) in imported products. Strictly speaking of horticultural products, the agency has